Let’s get cosy!

Keep the stress (and cost!) of festive entertaining in check with prep-ahead freezer meals you can pull out as needed

■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 30 mins ■ Cook 50 mins 4 large field mushrooms4 tbsp olive oil1 garlic clove, chopped400g spinach leavesflour, for dusting1 tbsp thyme leaves500g block all-butter puff pastry140g sti

Let your slow cooker do all the hard work with these comfort food classics

SERVES 4 (WITH LEFTOVERS) Whip up a tasty chicken dinner on the weekend, then enjoy the leftovers throughout the week. YOU WILL NEED 200ml white wine2 red onions, each cut into 8 wedges2 leeks, roughl

Often, it’s the supporting roles that command the most attention – like these glorious starters, sides and sauces

A good mushroom pie should have rich flavour and perfectly buttery pastry. For the flakiest crust, freeze the butter and grate it into the dry ingredients. A variety of fresh mushrooms makes the filli